Best autoupdate plugins for WordPress
The most popular autoupdate plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Ajax Cart AutoUpdate for WooCommerce leads with 7K+ active installs, ahead of Custom Recovery Mode Email (100+) and Css Live Reload (60+). All 5 plugins tagged “autoupdate” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 autoupdate plugins
- 1.Ajax Cart AutoUpdate for WooCommerce
The most installed autoupdate plugin, with 7K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 214 reviews, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 2.Custom Recovery Mode Email
100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 2 weeks ago.
- 3.Css Live Reload
60+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 4.SVN Auto Upgrade
10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 14 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.3.2.
- 5.
CC-UpdateFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
All 5 plugins tagged “autoupdate”
Ajax Cart AutoUpdate for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:14#2,533by taisho5 years ago
A light plugin that automatically updates cart page and mini-cart when product quantity is changed. Removes the default "Update cart" button …
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 5.0(214)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Custom Recovery Mode Email
Up in the last 7 days:119#14,210by Jairo Ochoa19 days ago
Customize the recipient, sender and behavior of WordPress recovery, autoupdate and administrative emails. Multisite-aware.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Css Live Reload
Down in the last 7 days:110#19,829by Moshe Harush7 years ago
Reload all CSS Files resources on your page by just one click (if surfing via mobile Phone - shake it) without refreshing the page.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
SVN Auto Upgrade
Down in the last 7 days:331#34,159by Modern Tribe, Inc.14 years ago
Description: Hook into plugin and core upgrader to support SVN driven sites. Now you can freely use the WordPress auto upgrade features without worryi …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 1/day

CC-Update
Up in the last 7 days:6,878#65,704by Clearcode8 years ago
This plugin allows you to automatically send changes to your GIT repository, immediately after any update is made on your site.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day